November 14, 2019 2:00PM PT “Counterpart” creator and showrunner and “The Jungle E-book” scribe J
“Counterpart” creator and showrunner and “The Jungle E-book” scribe Justin Marks has signed an general deal to create new content material for FX Productions.
“Justin is a real inventive expertise and we really feel lucky to be his companions in supporting his imaginative and prescient of daring and bold storytelling,” mentioned FX Leisure authentic programming president Gina Balian.
Marks, the author behind the Jon Favreau-directed Disney flick “The Jungle E-book,” is at present engaged on penning the sequel for Walt Disney Studios. Most not too long ago, he wrote “Prime Gun: Maverick,” starring Tom Cruise, which is slated for a June 26, 2020, launch from Paramount Photos. Marks can be within the means of writing an animated musical function movie for Netflix with Wyclef Jean with Greg Silverman producing. “Counterpart,” the Starz spy drama starring J.Okay. Simmons that Marks created, was cancelled in February after two seasons on the air.
“From the second I met FX a couple of years in the past, I knew the place I needed to be,” mentioned Marks. “They’re among the smartest individuals on this enterprise, or any enterprise I can consider. I’m beside myself with pleasure. I‘m the nerdy child who simply scored a promenade date along with his final highschool crush.”
Marks is repped by Lit Leisure Group and…